CHANG KYU SON

Vehicle Safety CAE Engineer | General Motors

Changkyu Son is a Vehicle Safety CAE Engineer at General Motors, His expertise spans over twenty-two years, including international assignments in both South Korea and the United States. His work centers around computer-aided engineering (CAE) for vehicle crash and safety analysis, which involves preparing detailed finite element models for automotive components and full vehicle assemblies using advanced simulation tools. He conducts system-level and full-vehicle crash simulations, interprets results to identify failure modes, and collaborates with design and testing teams to improve crash safety through simulation-driven insights. His proficiency encompasses model optimization, robustness studies, and correlation of simulation results with physical crash testing, ensuring that vehicle designs meet global safety standards and regulatory protocols throughout the product development cycle.